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    On 4/2/2024 at 9:30 PM, M3AN said:

    I like the video, pretty well made and many valid points.

    I do however think people write off the slushy 130 too quickly, back-to-back it's nothing like my M3, but it is a lot of fun (albeit mods in tow). Nobody that's driven my auto 130 in anger has got out and said "meh".

     

    Yeah, its a great wee car the 130i 

    Kiwi Car life fella has just sold it and bought an E46 M3 with dodgy SMG that will get manual swap. 

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    On 4/6/2024 at 8:06 AM, gofaster said:

    I do hope you gave him a ride in yours with the good tune Charles, as it is a weapon :D

    He wasn't that interested in power, as he was meant to be comparing a "stock" 135i to his car lol.

    Was probably around 420whp still though, got an LSD now which has helped it out. 

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    the new HPFP was a dud. 

    Appears Marelli HPFP is garbage. 

    Although I suspect the one I got was counterfeit as it looks the same as the aliexpress ones other than a Marelli sticker. 

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    My HPFP was getting dodgy, error codes and rough running from cold, rail pressure drops even at idle now and then.

    It could however maintain rail pressure at high rpm, but.not aswell as it should have.

    Yesterday I replaced it with a marelli magneti branded hpfp, I now have the opposite issue.

    My cold start, idle and cruise rail pressure looks good.

    However at wide open throttle the pressure crashes over 5000rpm. See log:

    https://datazap.me/u/charlesb/rail-pressure-crash-map-1?log=0&data=3-4-21-22

    Has anyone used this brand before?

     

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    11 hours ago, Polignac said:

    Thank you!

    So upon further digging, turns out upgrading the iLevel for Jap BMW imports may cause some modules to fail. So i guess it's a no go for launch control then.

    Still looking for workshop that'll help with steering wheel + cruise control upgrade and maybe some performance tunings...

     

    Launch control isn't really needed, you can brake boost launch them pretty well and ones with launch control from the factory only let you do a certain amount of launch control launches anyway. 

    Hennie at HSP Tuning in Auckland could probably help you with some things, he comes down to Christchurch sometimes. 

    First thing you need to upgrade is your plastic charge pipe, it'll break even at stock boost. 

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    21 hours ago, Polignac said:

    Thanks!!

    Maybe a stupid question, is it posible to code with MHD, xHP and Bimmercode on the vehicle ? Will there be conflict?

    No conflicts.

    MHD is for flashing the ECU tune, XHP the TCU tune, Bimmercode doesn't do either of these, its more about coding 

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    6 hours ago, darren_mk said:

    Good work, what sort of power are you hoping for?

    I was making about 600whp just before I blew a turbo, so umm hopefully get it back to near that all going well.

    Was it fueling issues that affected the turbos?

    No, but my injectors caused a bank to bank stft variance and some odd starting issues, were index 9s.

     

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    3 hours ago, elias said:

    haha ill have to strip it first and see if its worth rebuilding, my guess is no, crank is probbly way too cooked. At this stage the plan is to buy a sub 100k kms motor, do rod bearings, baffled sump, all new gaskets and maybe a turbo refresh, and then put it in the car.

    Yeah from what i can see so far there's no damage to anything, will probably replace oil coolers if i find large amounts of metal in the oil though. In regards to how i afford it, i guess the secret is I live at home still while studying, I barely attend uni lectures and I work one day a week during the semester, and full time every holiday, break etc. Last summer for example I worked for a company doing Louvre roofs. Did that 9hours a day 5 days a week from the day my last exam finished for the year in November until the first day back in February. You'd be surprised how much money you can make even at 25/hr. The other secret is not spending much money on anything else. I made about 800/week and spent 750 on car parts haha.

    A good time for a turbo CHRA upgrade.  :) 

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    Early F20 116i,118i,120i all use the N13 engine in various states of tune.

    116i model tends to be the cheapest although option not too well optioned.

    I've had one of these 116i for a year as a daily with a stage 1 tune to take it from 136 to 200hp.

    My real world average economy is 8.7L per 100km, however easy 5s on a road trip.

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